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VOL. XXXI. CHICAGO, ILL, MAY 11, 1893. 



NO. 19. 



l>r. A. B. jVIa.!»ou, of Auburndale, O., 

 is in Chicago looking after the Ohio honey 

 exhibit at the World's Fair. He called on 

 the Bee Journal, with the same cheering 

 smile that he used to carry along where- 

 ever he went, though a loss in avoii'dupois 

 has lessened his once plump and somewhat 

 " aldermanic " appearance. But he's the 

 same friendly, jolly, good Dr. Mason, whom 

 all who have ever met want to see as often 

 as possible. 



Xlie Poiil Bi-ood Articles, prom- 

 ised by Mr. Wm. McEvoy a few weeks ago, 

 ai'e begun on page 504 of this number of 

 the Bee Journal. The first article is de- 

 voted to discussion of the caune of foul 

 brood. Directions for treating and curing 

 the disease will follow. We hope all that 

 Mr. McEvoy writes upon this subject will 

 be read carefully, as " he speaks as one 

 having authority,'" after his large experi- 

 ence as Foul Brood Inspector for the Prov- 

 ince of Ontario, Canada. 



Mr. S. F. Xreg-o, of Swedona, Ills., 

 has purchased his partner's interest in the 

 firm of S. F. & I. Trego, and will assume 

 all responsibility. The management will 

 be the same, as he has practically had en- 

 tire control of the business the past three 

 years. You will find Mr. Trego's " Fishing " 

 advertisement on another page. 



Mrs. JL. IliirrisoiL has returned from 

 Florida, where she has been spending the 

 winter, to her old home at 821 Hurlburt St., 

 Peoria, Ills. In a letter received from Mrs. 

 H., dated May 3nd, at St. Andrews' Bay, 

 Fla., she says: 



Bees have done well this spring in this 

 part of Florida, but are now taking a par- 

 tial rest until the blooming of the saw-pal- 

 metto and other flowers. There is a flower 

 here which is very abundant, and I watched 

 in vain to see bees working on it, and ques- 

 tioned local bee-keepers to ascertain 

 whether it is a bee-plant or not. This plant 

 has a pale yellow tap-root, the leaves are 

 pale green, soft and velvety. The flowers 

 grow on a spike, are of a lavender color, 

 have two wings, a banner and a keel, and 

 in the center of the banner is a dark purple 

 spot. The woods are full of these flowers, 

 and a tourist calls them '"lupines." Will 

 some of our readers, who live where this 

 plant grows, tell us more about it ? 



Mrs. L. Harrison. 



luteriiatioiLal lSee-1/Oiiveiitioii. 



— The time for holding the next meeting of 

 the North American Bee-Keepers' Associa- 

 tion in Chicago, has finally been agreed 

 upo^. October 11th, 12th and 13th are the 

 days selected. We have received the fol- 

 lowing letter from Secretary Benton, which 

 gives full explanations, etc., and which we 

 trust will be noted by all our readers : 



Editor American Bee Journal: — As 

 there have been but five responses to your 

 suggestions in the editorial columns (page 

 323) of the Bee Journal for April Gth, re- 

 garding the date of the next meeting of the 

 North American Bee-Keepers' Association 

 (one of the five being also in favor of Octo- 

 ber), I infer that an ''overwhelming ma- 

 jority " of the bee-keepers of our land are 

 in favor of holding the convention in Octo- 

 ber, as originally proposed. The President 

 of the Association first suggested the third 

 week in October, but I think we are now 

 all agreed upon the second week — October 



